Woman Feared Abducted Found Alive At Illinois Storage Site

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February 2, 2004

WHEELING, Ill. -- A woman was found wrapped in duct tape and inside a plastic garbage can in her ex-husband's storage unit Sunday, a day after she called 911 from the back of his truck saying he had abducted her. Teri Jendusa-Nickolai, 38, was hurt, Wheeling Deputy Police Chief John Stone said, but he did not release the extent of her injuries. She was taken to a hospital, village spokesman James Lang said. Jendusa-Nickolai was found in a storage facility near the airport where her ex-husband, David M. Larsen, an air-traffic controller, works. A facility employee found her after walking past Larsen's unit and hearing a muffled sound, Stone said. Larsen, 39, was arrested Saturday.